Sanju Samson has wasted yet another opportunity to impress the team management and cement his place in the Indian T20I team.
While the keeper-batsman has been a regular in India’s limited overs teams of late, he hasn’t really managed to get regular opportunities in the playing XI, especially in the T20Is. However, he got a golden opportunity to make an impact in the shortest format of the game after being named in the squad for the ongoing series against Bangladesh.
With Rishabh Pant rested for the series, Sanju Samson has been the preferred goalkeeper but the Kerala star has failed to impress so far. In the first T20I, when India were chasing a modest total of 128 runs, he had all the time in the world to hit big.
He got the start but failed to convert it into a big score and was out for 29 runs. And on Wednesday (October 9), Sanju Samson failed to get going again with the bat in the second T20I India vs Bangladesh.
The right-handed batsman started his knock on a promising note by hitting spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz for two fours in the first over. However, he lost his wicket in the next over. On the last ball of the second over bowled by pacer Taskin Ahmed, Sanju Samson missed his straight shot to the defender at mid-on.
It was a slower delivery from Taskin and Sanju Samson decided to take a turn. However, he let himself be fooled by the pace and ended up hitting the ball straight at Najmul Hossain Shanto. And as soon as Shanto realized this, Samson’s critics decided to attack him for yet another failure.
These are some of the reactions to Sanju Samson’s poor outing with the bat:
If Sanju Samson continues to waste opportunities, fans will soon have to wear the ‘Justice for Team India’ trend.
– Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) October 9, 2024
Really disappointed with Sanju Samson. He had a great opportunity to prove himself and secure his place on the team. He started well in the last game, but today he failed again. You need to realize that consistent performance is what will force management to keep you in the… pic.twitter.com/0TfBQPFPI8
– Vipin Tiwari (@Vipintiwari952) October 9, 2024
Another tackle from Sanju Samson, another wasted opportunity.
—Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) October 9, 2024
Sanju Samson doesn’t want to score runs against Bangladesh minnows and is saving his best for the IPL. 😹 pic.twitter.com/Nw5MZ2tkFJ
– Sujeet Suman (@sujeetsuman1991) October 9, 2024
Thank you Sanju Samson 💔 pic.twitter.com/4lsfAb4Lq0
— Vaibhav Bhola 🇮🇳 (@VibhuBhola) October 9, 2024
Sanju Samson never helps his case by wearing the colors of India.
-Subhayan Chakraborty (@CricSubhayan) October 9, 2024
Sanju Samson is not an international level player, just an ordinary local player. @BCCI
—Raj Narayanan (@raj2506) October 9, 2024
Justice Samson good for nothing 🤡🤡💀💀
— ҠAZ ⭐ (@Kaz_Toxic) October 9, 2024
Time and time again Samson has failed to take advantage of great opportunities!!
Even if they eliminate him from the next series, I won’t have any sympathy for him. #INDvsBAN– Shubham Ratan (@imSRatan) October 9, 2024
Judge Samson will fail again, will he ever run again?
Useless– ANKIT (@VintageSRKian) October 9, 2024
Talking about the game, India were 30/2 in the fifth over at the time of writing this report. Captain Suryakumar Yadav and Nitish Reddy batted in the middle order for the hosts. After Samson’s departure, his opening partner Abhishek Sharma also failed to do well with the bat. Sharma was bowled cleanly by Tanzim Hasan Sakib for 15.